Beta-amyloid precursor protein cleavage by a membrane-bound protease.
1992; National Academy of Sciences; Volume: 89; Issue: 13 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1073/pnas.89.13.6075
ISSN1091-6490
Autores Tópico(s)Computational Drug Discovery Methods
ResumoThe principal component of amyloid plaques in Alzheimer disease is beta-amyloid protein, an approximately 4-kDa peptide derived from amyloid precursor proteins. Previous studies have established that amyloid precursor proteins are secreted after proteolytic cleavage within the beta-amyloid peptide. The present investigation documents that, in cultured cells, amyloid precursor protein is cleaved on the plasma membrane by a membrane-bound endoprotease and that the specificity of peptide bond hydrolysis is largely independent of the primary sequence of the precursor. The principal determinants of cleavage appear to be an alpha-helical conformation and the distance (12-13 residues) of the hydrolyzed bond from membrane.
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